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Trump sending Army to Minnesota? Pentagon prepares 1,500 soldiers for deployment amid escalating tensions

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The Pentagon has ordered about 1,500 active-duty US soldiers to prepare for a possible deployment to Minnesota amid widespread anti-ICE protests, the Washington Post reported. The army placed the units on prepare-to-deploy orders should violence escalate, the outlet said, citing unnamed defense officials. However, it is unclear whether any of them will be sent. Protesters … Read more

US ends protection for Somalis amid escalating migrant crackdown

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The United States said Tuesday it would end a special protected status for Somalis, telling them they must leave the country by mid-March under an escalating crackdown on the community. Demonstrators rally in protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), amid a reported federal immigration operation targeting the Somali community, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S. December … Read more